Nigel Farage hints he may seek to rejoin the Tories as sources suggested he will meet with Theresa May

Nigel Farage has hinted he may seek to rejoin the Conservatives in a bid to hold the Party to account over Brexit, as sources suggested he will meet with Theresa May following discussions with Donald Trump.

The interim Ukip leader's allies believe the Prime Minister will be forced to meet Mr Farage "sooner than people think" because the President-elect's team "won't let her ignore" him.

Nigel Farage, right, was the first British politician to meet Donald Trump after the US electionCredit:
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On Tuesday Mr Farage, who left the Conservative Party in 1992, refused to rule out a return, 25 years after quitting over John Major's pro-European stance.

In an interview with Sky News, he said: "Well, no, I'm not totally convinced that they're actually going to deliver. I mean, let's see what happens. I wish (Theresa) May well as Prime Minister, I really, genuinely do.

"My slight concern is that she was Home Secretary for six years, made a series of big promises and even bigger speeches about immigration numbers, and yet presided over almost record numbers coming to the country, so we'll have to wait to see what happens."

Sources suggested Nigel Farage will meet with Theresa May following discussions with Donald TrumpCredit:
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Number 10 have dismissed suggestions that the Ukip leader might become the "third person" in the relationship between Mr Trump and the Tory Prime Minister, insisting that the Government already has "well-established" channels of communication.

But Mr Farage said: "Can you imagine, if we were a business, and we were looking at Trump in America as somebody it was very important to form a close relationship with, what would you do? You'd find somebody that had connections.

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"I do have connections with Trump, more particularly with Trump's team, many of whom I've known for years, and yet the Government don't want in any way to talk to me informally or do anything.

"And it says a lot actually about the way we're governed in this country. We are run by people who have never worked in the real world."

"Anybody out there who has ever worked in the real world will be astonished by No 10's reaction."